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China to honor personnel deceased in epidemic control as "martyrs"
China has announced a plan to honor medical workers and other personnel who died fighting the novel coronavirus epidemic as martyrs.
2020-02-18 20:50 -
Annual 'two sessions' may be delayed due to epidemic
China's "two sessions", the country's biggest annual political event, may be postponed this year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
2020-02-17 23:03 -
Chinese Air Force's strategic projection capability proven in epidemic
In the fourth of a series of missions, the Chinese PLA Air Force on Monday transported military personnel and supplies via cargo planes to Wuhan to help control the novel coronavirus outbreak.
2020-02-18 00:39 -
1,200 military medics arrive in Wuhan to help battle coronavirus
A total of 1,200 medical professionals, which make up the second group of the 2,600 reinforcement medics sent by the armed forces of China, arrived in Wuhan Monday to help contain the virus.
2020-02-17 17:10 -
PLA medics, medical supplies arrive in Wuhan
An additional 2,600 military medics sent by the People's Liberation Army to help fight the novel coronavirus epidemic have all arrived in Wuhan, Hubei province, after the final dispatch of 1,200 military medics arrived on Monday.
2020-02-17 11:48 -
PLA garrison in Jiangxi holds blood donation activity
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) garrison in east China's Jiangxi Province on Saturday held blood donation activities in an effort to assist the anti-virus fight in the hardest-hit Hubei Province.
2020-02-16 00:31 -
Xi stresses centralized leadership in virus battle
Xi, the leader of the Party and the country, is leading the fight against the COVID-19 in a very transparent and responsible manner, directly addressing public discontent and meeting people's expectations.
2020-02-17 00:42 -
Xi's article on fighting novel coronavirus epidemic to be published
An article by President Xi Jinping on the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus will be published Sunday on Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee.
2020-02-16 15:23 -
17 patients released from cabin hospital in Wuhan
Seventeen patients who had recovered from novel coronavirus pneumonia at the "Wuhan Livingroom" mobile cabin hospital were released on Saturday. They were treated for up to eight days in the temporary hospital that started operating since Feb 7. Among those released today, the youngest was 28 years old and the oldest 63.
2020-02-16 00:30 -
11 transport aircraft of PLA Air Force send medics to Wuhan
11 transport aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force Thursday sent medics and supplies provided by the armed forces to virus-hit Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province.
2020-02-14 00:39 -
Massive PLA airlift sends help to Wuhan
This operation could also serve to verify and improve the Air Force's capabilities to mobilize mobile units, organize large-scale, sophisticated deployment and provide logistics support to such tasks.
2020-02-14 09:59 -
Homemade strategic cargo plane Y-20 joins battle against epidemic
China's domestically developed large transport aircraft Y-20 for the first time conducted a large-scale military operation in a situation other than war, arriving Thursday in Wuhan, epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak with medical reinforcements and supplies to join the battle against the epidemic.
2020-02-14 00:36 -
Xi: Outbreak's lessons must be learned
President Xi Jinping, on Friday stressed the importance of drawing on lessons from the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak and improving the country's systems for major epidemic control, prevention and public health emergency management.
2020-02-15 10:05 -
Chinese military sends additional 2,600 medical personnel to Wuhan
The Chinese military will send additional 2,600 medical personnel to Wuhan to help fight against the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia.
2020-02-13 10:57 -
China sends strongest medical force to battle virus in Wuhan
China has mobilized the country's largest and strongest medical force to support the battle against the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan, Hubei province, National Health Commission official Guo Yanhong said on Thursday.
2020-02-14 00:34 -
Xi: Nation can limit impact of epidemic
China can minimize the impact of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, maintain the country's momentum of economic development and work to achieve the goals and tasks for this year, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday evening.
2020-02-14 10:35 -
PLA dispatches helicopters to deliver medical supplies in coronavirus-hit Wuhan
The PLA Central Theater Command dispatched two Z-8 transport helicopters to deliver badly needed medical drugs and materials from Wuhan to Xiangyang and Yichang on the morning of February 12, 2020.
2020-02-13 12:16 -
Xi chairs leadership meeting on epidemic control, noting "positive changes"
Xi demanded resolute efforts from Party committees and governments at all levels to win the people's war against the epidemic and urged them to strive to achieve this year's economic and social development goals and tasks.
2020-02-13 09:16 -
Xi says nation can win total victory in NCP fight
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China has the confidence and capability to secure full victory in the battle against the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak while also completing its socioeconomic tasks.
2020-02-12 18:55 -
PLA General Hospital holds 5G remote consultations for NCP patients in Wuhan
The Chinese PLA General Hospital (PLAGH) in Beijing and Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan held the first 5G real-time remote consultations on February 9.
2020-02-11 16:34 -
Xi Focus: Xi vows to win people's war against novel coronavirus
Xi said the situation at the moment remains very serious but expressed confidence that China can certainly obtain a full victory in the fight against the epidemic.
2020-02-11 01:20 -
Xenophobia harms global fight against coronavirus: Chinese ambassador to U.S.
Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai warns xenophobia will harm the joint effort between China and the United States to fight the coronavirus. He made the remarks on a TV interview with American broadcaster Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
2020-02-10 15:35 -
Military hospital launches 5G teleconsultation to support Wuhan's epidemic battle
Beijing-based Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital carried out 5G teleconsultation services Sunday with Huoshenshan Hospital, a recently built makeshift hospital in Wuhan, to battle the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.
2020-02-11 01:16 -
"Something's Not Right Here Folks" | A Look at USA 2009 H1N1 Virus Compared to China 2020 Corona Virus
Something's not right here folks. The world should be applauding China's unprecedented, broad, aggressive response. I am on the ground here in China watching with my own eyes and it is quite incredible by any measure, not to mention an enormous economic sacrifice.
2020-02-08 10:40 -
Xi inspects coronavirus-treating hospital in Beijing
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the Beijing Ditan Hospital, a designated institution treating the novel coronavirus pneumonia, on Monday afternoon.
2020-02-10 19:31 -
China has full confidence, capability to win battle against coronavirus outbreak: diplomat
China has full confidence and capability to win the battle against the coronavirus outbreak, Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles Zhang Ping said on Friday.
2020-02-09 11:44 -
Xi, Trump discuss outbreak, trade
President Xi Jinping urged the United States on Friday to evaluate the novel coronavirus outbreak in a calm manner, and reasonably formulate and adjust its measures in dealing with the epidemic.
2020-02-08 11:10 -
Postponement of military recruitment to have no impact on results: expert
China had to suspend its military recruitment program for this year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, but the postponement will lead to no significant impact on the number or quality of the eventual recruits, an expert with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) predicted on Thursday.
2020-02-07 09:23 -
PLA support force joins disease fight
The People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force has issued a full-scale mobilization order in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
2020-02-07 09:26 -
Hospital is my frontline, says nurse sister of hero
A courageous and decorated soldier is providing inspiration for his sister fighting on the frontline against the coronavirus outbreak.
2020-02-07 09:15 -
Xi talks with Trump over phone on novel coronavirus outbreak
The trend of China's economy to maintain sound development in the long term remains unchanged despite the challenges of the novel coronavirus outbreak, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
2020-02-07 19:39 -
PLA transportation support team helps build makeshift hospitals in Wuhan
On Monday evening a transport support team of the People's Liberation Army assumed a new mission of transporting supplies for the building of three makeshift hospitals in Wuhan, the epicenter of coronavirus outbreak.
2020-02-06 21:34 -
Chinese Air Force to perform in Singapore despite epidemic
An aerobatic team of the Chinese Air Force will put on flight performances at a Singaporean airshow as scheduled despite the coronavirus outbreak, while the Singaporean side did not quarantine Chinese pilots who arrived in the country on Wednesday, a move that showed Singapore's high level of trust in China's epidemic control measures, experts said.
2020-02-06 14:24 -
Xi renews call for all-out steps to curb virus
In a meeting with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Wednesday, Xi said the Chinese government has taken the most comprehensive and rigorous measures to prevent and control the outbreak.
2020-02-06 09:47 -
Veteran salutes medics going to Wuhan with art
A 61-year-old veteran in Chongqing has created several oil paintings depicting Chinese military surgeons and medical workers heading for Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
2020-02-06 14:29 -
Netizens urge use of homemade cargo plane amid epidemic
Online military enthusiasts said they hope to see China's independently developed aircraft like the Y-20 being used in future missions.
2020-02-06 10:00 -
A tour to Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan
The much-anticipated Wuhan Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital was transferred to the Chinese military on February 2, 2020. Reporters recently visited the hospital.
2020-02-05 22:29 -
PLA logistics force swings into action to boost flow of medical supplies
The People’s Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force has been making all-out efforts to purchase materials badly needed in the fight against the ongoing novel coronavirus epidemic.
2020-02-05 18:03 -
PLA transport team drives to aid of new Wuhan hospitals
Trucks and troops from the People's Liberation Army played important roles in the construction of three temporary hospitals in Wuhan,epicenter of the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, the military said.
2020-02-05 18:07 -
Newly-built hospital in Wuhan accepts patients infected with coronavirus
A newly-built hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, began accepting patients infected with the virus on Tuesday.
2020-02-05 09:57